The Great Tidy Up is still in progress, and I unearthed these cushions some time ago.
I been waiting (not very patiently) for a little bit of sunshine in order to photograph them because the chart really doesn’t show the design to advantage.
They are worked in wool on 22 count canvas and are backed with thick silk from an old shirt, and are roughly one and half inches square (3.8 cm)
(I just kept working the background until it was the size that looked right to me.)
They were a little bit fiddly to embroider, but I think that they repaid the effort.
This chart is rather lurid and bright because it makes the different colours easier to identify.
The original (Victorian) chart was rather faded and not at all easy to follow.
Later the same day…
I have just asked about colours for this pattern –
Well, in the cushions that I worked there are –
3 blues (dark blue, mid-blue and pale blue) – these are distinctly different shades.
Lemon yellow (for the centre of the forget-me-nots)
3 greens (dark green, mid-green, paler green) – the dark green and the mid green blend and the paler green is quite a bit paler.
And for the rose –
1 pale pink, 1 dusky pink, 1 deepish “rose” hue, 1 “rose” red
Just off-white for the background.
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I think it is fun to play with the colour combinations and make something that is entirely your own and right for your house.
For example, the design works well with a white to blush pink/apricot roses, pink to red forget-me-nots and bronze / green foliage.
This is gorgeous! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing. You are fabulous and so generous. Love your work.—Thuy
Are you going to include suggested colors to use?
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Thank you for your very kind comment Thuy 🙂
I didn’t include specific colours because there are so many types of wool / yarn / cotton / thread available and I am fairly certain that if I gave examples they would be bound to be ones that people could not get or match!
But I have just updated the blog post so that there is a list of the type of colours that I used to get the overall effect.
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Thanks so much for sharing! It’s very kind of you. Greetings from Spain,
Susana
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You are very welcome!
Thank you for leaving a comment.
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Thank you for the chart! The pillows look gorgeous and very realistic 🙂
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You are very welcome!
I hope that you will find that it comes in useful 🙂
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Your work is beyond beautiful.
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Petrina you are very kind. Thank you.
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Wish I could do something like that, they look sweet 🙂
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I like embroidery so I get quite a bit of practice 🙂
Why not try on a large piece of canvas first and then work your way down in size ?
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Thank you for the lovely pattern!
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You are very welcome! I hope that you enjoy using it 🙂
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Thank so much for the chart, the pillow is really fantastic. Hugs
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You are very welcome. Thank you for leaving a comment 🙂
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I have just found your blog – what a treasure chest of information and ideas and tutorials! I could spend a week here. You are so kind to share so much – I really appreciate it and look forward to reading your archives in the near future! Thank you!
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You are very welcome 🙂
I think that this blog is the hardest thing I have ever attempted to make (and maintain) and it is very rewarding to learn that it is useful and being enjoyed.
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